The Development of Tin Bronze in the Southern Levant during the Bronze Age

Authors

Ilana Peters, Israel Antiquities AuthorityFollow
Yotam Asscher, University of Haifa, HaifaFollow
Naama Yahalom-Mack, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IsraelFollow

Abstract

The paper surveys the development of the use of tin bronze in the Southern Levant, outlining its emergence in the late Early Bronze Age until its eventual predominance in the Late Bronze Age. As there are no tin or arsenical copper sources in the region, the paper discusses the potential sources based on archaeological and textual evidence, including recent analytical data, reflecting a possible correlation between the changes in metal sources and the shift from arsenical copper to tin bronze.

Keywords

tin bronze, Bronze Age, Southern Levant, arsenical copper

Recommended Citation

Peters, Ilana; Asscher, Yotam; and Yahalom-Mack, Naama (2025) "The Development of Tin Bronze in the Southern Levant during the Bronze Age," 'Atiqot: Vol. 118, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.2315
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol118/iss1/3